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Topic Review (Newest First)

01-18-2016 01:34 AM

monkeyruler90

gorgeous!

06-01-2015 02:34 AM

brohawk

And... done. Light works and it stays upright all on its own. That's just a derimmed 2.5 gallon for size comparison. Final pics:

05-30-2015 11:36 PM

brohawk

Everything's now painted and I'm almost finished sorting out the wiring. Updated first post, photos also below.

04-09-2015 09:50 PM

brohawk

And... two years later I got around to sanding and priming it. Dry fit photos updated in the original post. More updates hopefully to come.

04-08-2013 05:54 PM

brohawk

Forgot to mention; I found some rubber gaskets that are the same 1/4" ID as the tubing's OD which you can see in the last pic. This makes the fixture's position much more stable, and won't scrape the eventual paint job up when adjusting the height and/or length.

Weather's been pretty crummy up here lately. Not sure when I'll have a nice enough day to start the painting process.

03-20-2013 02:06 AM

CPDzeke

No updates? I kinda need a full tutorial.

03-01-2013 11:49 PM

kingjombeejoe

I like the look of the rivets it makes it yours and not a copy.

03-01-2013 11:27 PM

brohawk

Thanks again everyone. I'm looking fwd to seeing its final form as well.

That was my first thought. JB Weld itself is rated to constant 500 degrees F, and there's no way your lights are gonna get that hot!

Yeah, I'm not worried about JB Weld withstanding the heat alone. I've used it on a few automotive projects where plugging a hole was in order and it definitely stays put. But I'm uninformed and thus concerned about its bonding properties, even w/ just a little heat, when used between 2 flat surfaces instead. Next on the to-do-list is bonding a sheet of metal to the base, that goes under and thus is weighed down by the aquarium. The weight of the top part of the light will require a good bond between the base and this undersheet. Anyone have opinions on whether the JB Weld will hold? Sure, roughing the two surfaces up beforehand should help but will it be enough? Or should I stick w/ the tube of metal epoxy I also have on hand?